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A significant international operation has led to the dismantling of a botnet and the indictment of four foreign nationals for conspiracy and other computer-related crimes, according to U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson.
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Connecticut doctor settles false claims case with federal government

A Connecticut-based physician and her practice have agreed to a financial settlement with the federal government over allegations of false claims and improper billing.
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South Gate men charged with highway robberies targeting casino winners

Two South Gate men have been charged in connection with a series of armed robberies targeting gamblers for their casino winnings.
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Iowa man convicted for role in pandemic-related PPP fraud scheme

A former worker at a meatpacking plant in Algona, Iowa, was found guilty of fraud related to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Carver man receives over two-year sentence for oxycodone conspiracy

A Carver man, Michael Atwood, has been sentenced in a Boston federal court for his role in an oxycodone conspiracy. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper handed down a 35-month prison sentence, followed by three years of supervised release.
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Beckley man sentenced for distributing over 50 grams of methamphetamine

Devin I. Cresce, a 28-year-old resident of Beckley, West Virginia, has been sentenced to seven years and eleven months in prison for the distribution of methamphetamine.
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Windham man sentenced for violating Clean Air Act and obstructing EPA probe

A Windham resident has been sentenced in Portland, Maine, for conspiring to tamper with environmental monitoring devices on diesel vehicles and obstructing an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) investigation.
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Drug trafficking leader tied to Aryan gangs sentenced to over seventeen years

Bryson Gill, a co-leader of a drug distribution network, has been sentenced to 17 and a half years in prison.
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Guatemalan national indicted for illegal re-entry after prior drug trafficking conviction

A Guatemalan national, previously deported in 2015 following a drug trafficking conviction, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Rhode Island for illegal re-entry into the United States.
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Iowa City man sentenced for receipt and distribution of child pornography

An Iowa City resident has been sentenced to over 16 years in federal prison for offenses related to child pornography.
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Salina man indicted for possession of child pornography

Kenneth Martin, a 69-year-old resident of Salina, New York, has been indicted on charges of possessing child pornography.
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Woodbridge man pleads guilty in $2.3M pandemic relief fraud scheme

Marc H. Silverman, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Yasir G. Hamed, a 60-year-old resident of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding a COVID-19 pandemic relief program of over $2.3...
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Maryland doctor pleads guilty to distributing controlled substances unlawfully

Anissa Maroof, a physician from Potomac, Maryland, has pled guilty to federal charges related to the unlawful distribution of controlled substances.
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Davenport man receives 20-year sentence for meth distribution conspiracy

A Davenport man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
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Baltimore man sentenced for illegal firearm possession

Derek Harvey, a 36-year-old resident of Baltimore, Maryland, has been sentenced to 78 months in federal prison.
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Maryland pawn shop burglary ends with guilty plea from last defendant

CyJuan Hemsley, an 18-year-old from District Heights, Maryland, has pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court to charges related to the December 2023 burglary of a Maryland pawn shop.
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Franklinton contractor pleads guilty to mail theft and forged check scheme

Acting United States Attorney Michael M. Simpson has announced that Rachel Watts Sanders, a 40-year-old resident of Loranger, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and mail theft.
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Lebanese man sentenced for orchestrating Ponzi scheme defrauding millions

On May 8, 2025, Henry Abdo, a 48-year-old Lebanese national, was sentenced to 14 years in prison by United States District Court Judge William P. Dimitrouleas.
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Federal jury convicts man in toddler's murder on L'Anse Reservation

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Andrew Byerly Birge, announced that Eugene Walter-George Rantanen has been convicted by a federal jury of murder and first-degree child abuse.
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Indian national faces charges over alleged multi-million-dollar Medicare fraud

An Indian national, Mohammed Asif, is facing charges of health care fraud and conspiracy in the U.S. District Court in Seattle.
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